Recruits at Northern Lakes face heat, stress before graduation today
A Northern Lakes firefighter moves through a shipping container during a live burn exercise on Tuesday. Members of the fire department tested eight new recruits on what they had learned during 10 weeks of intensive training.
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As new recruits to Northern Lakes Fire, Brendan Barry and Ryan Petronio were among a class of eight who participated in 10 weeks of training to become firefighters. Live burn exercises were the last challenges they faced before graduation on Saturday.
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Firefighter recruit Anne Dunne dons her gear before heading into a live burn Tuesday with Northern Lakes Fire Protection District.
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Northern Lakes Fire recruit Kayden Williams rolls hose after a live burn exercise to be prepared ahead of the next one.
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Belle Lewis and Firefighter Eric Steiger crouch near a fire in a shipping container during a live burn exercise on Tuesday with Northern Lakes Fire Protection District.
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Firefighters and recruits take a break after doing several live burn scenarios at their Hayden training facility.
Seated: Ryan Rodell and Captain Eric Foti. Standing: instructor Mike Cunningham and recruit Anne Dunne.
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New recruits Brendan Barry, Colton Breda, Anne Dunne, Ryan Petronio, Kayden Willams, Will Robson and Harrison Kiefer greet Chief Kevin Croffoot during a break in live burn exercises Tuesday through Northern Lakes Fire Protection District.
HAYDEN — After weeks of intensive training, eight recruits with Northern Lakes Fire Protection District faced trial by fire during a live-burn exercise.
“This is a controlled environment, so we have that security we don’t have in real-life situations,” firefighter Eric Steiger said. “We’ve been spending the last 10 weeks trying to lay the groundwork for their career so when it comes to this day, you apply some heat, you apply a little more stress.”
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